Cuphea hookeriana Walp.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Cuphea

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen shrub.
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 13
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Images

Flower

Cuphea hookeriana flower picture by Gálvez Arredondo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cuphea hookeriana world distribution map, present in China, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and El Salvador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72407-2
WFO ID wfo-0000630073
COL ID 32F8P
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Synonyms

Parsonsia hookeriana Cuphea pringlei Cuphea roezlii Cuphea cinnabarina Cuphea fulgens Cuphea fulgida Cuphea hookeriana Cuphea llavea Cuphea floribunda Cuphea hookeriana f. foliosa Cuphea hookeriana f. polysperma Cuphea cinnabarina var. atrosanguinea Cuphea hookeriana var. hookeriana

Lower taxons

Cuphea hookeriana var. ixodes